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MO Better FoundationFounder and Executive Director
Feb. 2017St. Louis, MissouriWith a life time of personal and professional relationships as my inspiration, I founded and direct day-to-operations of MO Better Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to make life a more happy, more fun and overall, a little “more better” for children and adults in Missouri living with physical disabilities. MO Better strives to enhance the quality of life of Missourians with physical disabilities by providing funds to help cover the costs of assistive technology, mobility aids, access modifications and other aids to daily living when no other source is available or when other funding sources are not adequate.
WELBY Consulting ServicesPrincipal / Nonprofit Management and Fundraising Consultant
Sep. 2016 - Jan. 2017Greater St. Louis AreaAccomplished executive leader, with the desire to continue building and aligning organizations to further their missions. Proven track record in improving profitability and executing innovative, sustainable initiatives. Recognized strategist with a focus on collaborative efforts, as well as strong interpersonal communications and relationship building capabilities.
Core competencies include:
• New Business Development
• Constituent Relations
• Strategic Planning & Implementation
• Nonprofit Management
• Marketing & Public Relations Management • Program Development
• Media Relations
• Organizational Leadership
• Fundraising Consulting
• Regional Leadership Career Accomplishments:
• Formulated and implemented policies and procedures to drive efficiencies in staff’s fundraising abilities (more than $20M raised in period of employment).
• Designed national corporate sponsorship and parallel national expansion program, which included completion of strategic business plan for program expansion into new markets.
UNLIMITED PLAYDirector of Operations
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2016Greater St. Louis Area♦ Reported to Executive Director in regards to strategic and operational responsibility for UP's staff and program development, national expansion, and execution of its mission. ♦ Created systems and procedures to ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommended timelines and needed resources to achieve strategic goals.
♦ Engaged and energized UP’s volunteers, board members, young professionals, event committees, partnering organizations, and funders. Began to build partnerships in new markets, establishing relationships with the funders, and political and community leaders at each expansion site.
♦ Expanded local revenue generation and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and regional expansion.
♦ Deepened and refined all aspects of communications, from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
♦ Utilized external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities.
KEEN St. LouisExecutive Director
Apr. 2010 - Jun. 2015Greater St. Louis Area♦ Served as top executive, reporting to President of the Board of Directors of small startup NPO that provided free recreational programs for kids with physical and developmental disabilities. Organization grew from serving 71 children in two programs in St. Louis to more than 350 kids in six programs in St. Louis City and St. Charles County.
♦ Collaborated in leading transformation of the organization from a startup to a more mature organization capable of delivering on its long-term vision.
♦ Created and implemented strategic plan to ensure that budget, staff, and priorities were aligned with KEEN’s core mission. Ensured that KEEN’s fiscal operations, fundraising, marketing, human resource, technology, and programmatic strategies were implemented across all segments of the organization.
Muscular Dystrophy Association ~ St. Louis RegionRegional Director
Jul. 1996 - Jun. 2009
Cardinal Glennon Children's HospitalMarketing and Public Relations Manager
Jan. 1993 - Jan. 1996
St. Louis Children's HospitalPublic Relations Coordinator
Jun. 1985 - Jun. 1993
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